Music Finalists Announced For DEMXPO 2005
Finalists for the Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence (DEMX) 2005 Awards were announted yesterday. Note the “Innovation” candidates — they’re all related to mobile and/or Wi-fi technology, confirming the fact that mobility in music was a hot topic this year. Check them out:
Digital Music Innovation of the Year
Groove Mobile’s Complete Music Gateway
Motorola’s iRadio Service
Napster to Go <== Rhapsody is better, IMO, but Napster went mobile first…
Sonos Digital Music System
Best Use of Technology by an Artist
50 Cent and Vivendi Universal Games for “Bulletproof”
Coldplay and Cingular
Lil’ John
Prince and the NPG Music Club
Best Radio Service <== This is a tough call…
AOL Radio Network
Motorola iRadio
Yahoo! Music’s LAUNCHcast Radio Service
XM Satellite Radio
Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service
Apple iTunes <== A clear win, IMO
Napster
RealNetworks’ Rhapsody 25
Yahoo! Music Unlimited
Music DVD of the Year
Chick Corea Akoustic Band, Geneon Entertainment
Cream Royal Albert Hall, Reprise / Rhino
Live 8 Concert, EMI Music
Paul McCartney Live in Red Square, Blink Digital
Finalists were also announced in the Game and Film, TV & Video categories — check them out here.
UPDATE: The winners were announced! I posted the DEMX Award Winners here.
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